Bakersfield High School Course Guide

Ethnic Studies

Brief Description

This course will build students’ critical thinking skills, while also increasing self-awareness and cultural awareness in their communities. The course will emphasize the message that students have the capacity to identify and address societal issues. . We will introduce students to academically rigorous content that focuses on inquiry, literacy, and civic-mindedness. Students will utilize critical thinking in order to analyze the contributions, lived experiences, and histories of people of color, with specific focus on four subgroups: African Americans, Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders, Latina/o Americans, and Native Americans.

Courses offered: 5 credits per semester course

Ethnics Studies

A-G Approved Course: A History/ Social Science

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